What plural word has less letters than its singular form?

The word "larvae" is the plural form. The singular noun is "larva." In less-scientific writing, "larvas" is also acceptable as the plural form of larva.

No, it is a plural noun, or less commonly a verb (form of 'to key'). The singular noun key is also an adjective, but it has no adverb form.

The English language contains many words where the plural form is shorter than the singular. Most of these are words we have taken from foreign languages. The archetypical example is Latin words ending in -um; the plural ends in -a. e.g. datum - pl. data ; erratum - pl errata ; stratum - pl. strata ; (e.g. stands for exemplum gratum, meaning example given. pl -exempla grata)

The non-plural (or, less awkwardly, singular) of Celts is Celt.

Anyone who requests a copy of the game may have it for their video library or his or her video library The antecedent for the possessive adjectives ('their' or 'his or her') is the indefinite pronoun anyone. The indefinite pronoun 'anyone' is a singular form. The plural possessive adjective 'their' is commonly used for a singular form antecedent as being less clumsy than 'his or her' for mixed gender or unknown gender antecedents, although the singular form is technically correct, the plural form 'their' is commonly accepted.

Cherubi is the proper English plural form, Cherubs is another version that is less gramatically correct.

The singular personal pronouns are: I, he, she, it, me, him, her and you (which is both singular and plural). The singular demonstrative pronouns are: this and that The singular possessive pronouns are: mine, his, hers, its, and yours (which is both singular and plural). The singular possessive adjectives are: my, his, her, its, and your (which is both singular and plural). The singular reflexive pronouns are: myself, himself, herself, itself, and yourself. The singular reciprocal pronouns are: each other, one another. The singular indefinite pronouns are: another, anybody, anyone, anything, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, less, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something. The indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural are: all, any, more, most, none, some, such.

It is the plural of "you". There is another less used form, the familiar plural, or "vosotros".

A singular subject pronoun takes a singular form of a verb. The singular subject personal pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it. The singular demonstrative pronouns are: this, that. The singular possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its. The singular indefinite pronouns are: another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, less, little, much neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something. The indefinite pronouns that function as both singular and plural are: all, any, more, most, none, some, such.

Como puedo ayudar(te/le/os/les) (you - singular informal/singular formal/plural informal/plural formal) Pronounced 'CAWmaw pooAYdaw ahyooTHARR(tay/lay/oss/less)' (TH as in 'then')

Some indefinite pronouns are singular only, some are plural only, and some function as both singular and plural. Examples: SINGULAR another anybody anyone anything each either enough everybody everyone everything less little much neither nobody no one nothing one other somebody someone something PLURAL both few fewer many others several they (as a word for people in general) SINGULAR or PLURAL all any more most none some such

The plural of taxi is taxis, and the plural possessive is taxis' (referring to more than one taxi, or taxicab). The plural is also less commonly taxies, which is the spelling of the third-person singular, present tense, of "to taxi."

Yes, there are singular indefinite pronouns and plural indefinite pronouns. There are also indefinite pronouns that function as singular or plural. The singular indefinite pronouns are: another anybody, anyone, anything each either enough everybody, everyone, everything less little much neither nobody, no one, nothing one other somebody, someone, something you (an unidentified person) The plural indefinite pronouns are: both few, fewer many others several they (people in general) The indefinite pronouns that can be used as singular or plural: all any more most none some such (as 'and the like')

The singular personal pronouns are: I, he, she, it. The personal pronoun 'you' functions as singular and plural. The singular possessive pronouns are: mine, his, hers, its. The possessive pronoun 'yours' functions as singular or plural. The singular demonstrative pronouns are: this, that. The singular indefinite pronouns are: another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, less, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something. The indefinite pronouns that function as singular and plural are: all, any, more, most, none, some, such. Examples: He walks to school. Jack, you are a good friend. It sounds like thunder. Mine is the blue car. Yours is the first appointment of the day. This is the book I was telling you about. Everything is ready. More is being prepared.

Indefinite pronouns can be singular, plural, or function as both singular and plural. The singular indefinite pronouns are: another anybody, anyone, anything each either, neither enough everybody, everyone, everything less little much nobody, no one, nothing one other somebody, someone, something you (as a word for any general person) The plural indefinite pronouns are: both few, fewer many others several they (as a word for people in general) The indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural are: all any more most none some such (as a word for the type already mentioned)

No. It is a plural noun, or less frequently a verb form (as in "he motorcycles to school").

As with the word chief/chiefs, all you have to do to make "handkerchief" plural is add an "s"(handkerchiefs). (The plural handkerchieves is correct but found less frequently in ordinary use.)

yesses. Yeses is also acceptable, though less commonly so.

A proper fraction is less than one, so the verb form must be singular. However, an improper fraction, being larger than one, say 8/5ths, would require a plural verb.

Not all pronouns, the singular form only: I, he, she and it. And the singular indefinite pronouns: Another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, less, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, and something.

The singular indefinite pronouns are: another anybody, anyone, anything each either enough everybody, everyone, everything less little much neither nobody, no one, nothing one other somebody, someone, something The plural indefinite pronouns are: both few fewer many others several they (people in general) The indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural are: all any more most none some such

We use some when we are talking either about more than one or about something we cannot count. Some = an amount/number of. Eg some sugar. Any is used instead of some in questions and after negatives. Eg Do you want any rice. No I don't want any rice. Some and any are not singular or plural words themselves but are used with plural nouns or less commonly with singular nouns. Some and any can be determiners, pronouns or adverbs.

The singular indefinite pronouns are: another anybody, anyone, anything each either enough everybody, everyone, everything less little much neither nobody, no one, nothing one other somebody, someone, something you (unspecified person, someone in general) The plural indefinite pronouns are: both few, fewer many others several they (people in general) The indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural: all any more most none some such

The singular indefinite pronouns are: another anybody, anyone, anything each either enough everybody, everyone, everything less little much neither nobody, no one, nothing one other somebody, someone, something you (an unidentified person) The plural indefinite pronouns are: both few, fewer many others several they (people in general) The indefinite pronouns that can be used for the singular or the plural: all any more most none some such (as 'and the like')

The singular infatuata per and matta per and the plural infatuate per and matte per in the feminine and the singular infatuato per and matto per and the plural infatuati per and matti per in the masculine are Italian equivalents of the English word "gaga." The respective pronunciations of the singular adjective and preposition -- which translate less familiarly as "infatuated by" and "crazy over" -- will be "EEN-fa-TWA-ta per" and "MAT-ta per" in the feminine singular, "EEN-fa-TWA-tey per" and "MAT-tey per" in the feminine plural, "EEN-fa-TWA-to per" and "MAT-to per" in the masculine singular, and "EEN-fa-TWA-tee per" and "MAT-tee per" in the masculine plural.